Chapter 30 Entering the city
Liang Jiamin remained silent, and Jiang Tangtang continued to persuade her, "Besides, I bought the donkey cart not just for myself, it will also benefit the adults.
You see, nowadays, we have to prepare food after setting up camp every day. But if we buy a donkey cart, we can not only make snacks on the road, but also do a lot of cooking preparations in advance on the donkey cart. Then we can eat in advance when we arrive at the camp, and the adults will be less hungry, right?
Liang Jiamin was finally persuaded by her words, but she put forward a condition: "Draw me a few more jewelry designs. When the business is successful, I will give you 10% of the profits!"
Jiang Tangtang laughed and said, "Sir, I provided the recipe, the advice, and the capital, and I only get a 10% profit. That's too much of a loss for me. I should get at least 20% profit!"
This time, Liang Jiamin agreed readily.
However, although Liang Jiamin agreed, he also learned about the officials who would be accompanying him.
The officials naturally took risks in this matter, but as the saying goes, money makes the world go round. Faced with such huge benefits, who could refuse?
So, when they arrived outside Luanxi County, Liang Jiamin ordered everyone to camp in the open space outside the city, and Jiang Tangtang was allowed to go into the city to buy things with several officials.
The people in the Lu family's main branch were naturally very happy that Jiang Tangtang was able to follow the officials into the city.
Old Madam Lu took out a gold hairpin that she had hidden close to her body and asked her to exchange it for money to buy a few pairs of black boots for traveling. If there was any money left, she could buy some glutinous rice to nourish the children.
Su was extremely worried, "Yan'er's wife, why don't you let Yan'er go into the city with you? If you need to buy something, he can help you get it!"
Jiang Tangtang spent so much effort to persuade the officials to enter the city, not just to buy a donkey cart.
She also wanted to use this trip to the city to openly take out some of the things in the space and use them. With Lu Shiyan following her, it would be difficult for her to cheat.
So he refused without a second thought, "Mom, I'm afraid this isn't a good idea. I had to persuade the officials to go into the city to make purchases for me for a long time before they agreed..."
"Okay, go quickly! Don't keep the officers waiting anxiously!" Old Madam Lu said with a cold face, dissatisfied with her daughter-in-law's timid look.
"Then I'll go now!" Jiang Tangtang put the gold hairpin given by Mrs. Lu into her arms, then turned around to meet the police.
Of course, she put the golden hairpin in her arms just as a deception. She actually put the hairpin into the space for preservation.
"Wait!" Lu Zhixi timidly caught up with her, took out a pearl from his clothes and handed it to her, saying, "This is the Nanzhu I hid with great difficulty. Don't let anyone fool you!"
"What do you want me to buy for you?" Jiang Tangtang was a little surprised that Lu Zhixi actually trusted her and handed over his private collection of pearls to her.
"You glutton, you only knew how to eat. How much valuable stuff do you have left on you? Don't go through so much trouble to persuade the officials to go to the city, only to end up with nothing to pay."
Lu Zhixi said fiercely, "Don't exchange it for food. Go to the pharmacy and buy me some medicine for wounds and other things. In short, take care of what you need on the way. If it's useless, I'll settle the score with you."
"Okay, got it!" Jiang Tangtang didn't bother with a middle school girl. She put the pearls away and went into the city with the official.
After entering the city, Jiang Tangtang said to Liang Jiamin, "Sir, to avoid wasting time, let's split up! I'll go to the pawnshop first and then meet you at the city gate after I buy something."
"Don't you need us to lead the way?" Liang Jiamin brought three officers into the city this time.
Although the officials were provided with rations at the post station and could hunt from time to time, their lives were still hard. They went into the city mainly to buy some food and daily necessities.
"Then please take me to the pawnshop. After I pawn the things, I will go buy a donkey cart and buy some more spices. There are a lot of things to buy, and I may be too busy to handle them all.
If it's convenient, could you please go buy some meat for me, such as pig offal, beef or mutton offal, or even pig tails? I'll braise them for you to taste first."
Liang Jiamin naturally had no objection to the idea, as it would not only satisfy her appetite but also help her business, and she agreed immediately. She also said that they would pay for the food and she didn't have to worry about it.
Jiang Tangtang didn't bother to be polite with him and followed an official to the nearest pawnshop. After arriving at the pawnshop, the official did not follow her in. Instead, he pointed out the place where she could buy a donkey cart and went to buy what he needed.
Jiang Tangtang first pawned the gold hairpin given by Mrs. Lu, but because the price of the South Pearl given by Lu Zhixi was too low, she did not sell it. Instead, she exchanged it for a gold bracelet in her own space to pawn.
Jiang Tangtang pawned the two items for a total of two hundred taels of silver.
After receiving the money, Jiang Tangtang didn't have time to wander around the streets and enjoy the ancient charm of the streets. She immediately followed the direction the official had pointed and went to buy a donkey cart.
After buying the donkey cart, Jiang Tangtang remembered that she didn't know how to drive a donkey. She was so focused on not asking Lu Shiyan to come along that it would be inconvenient for her to cheat that she forgot to consider this practical issue.
But at this time, she can only find a solution on her own.
Jiang Tangtang secretly took out a piece of braised wolf meat from the space, went to the old man selling the donkey cart, and asked him to teach her how to drive.
Jiang Tangtang made a quick offer, and with the addition of a piece of delicious wolf meat, the old man selling the car was naturally willing to accept it and taught her very attentively.
After struggling for more than a quarter of an hour, Jiang Tangtang was finally able to push the donkey cart forward.
A total of one hundred and fifty taels of silver were spent on buying a donkey cart, as well as black boots, spare clothes, raincoats, bamboo hats, quilts, etc. for the Lu family.
He went to the pharmacy to buy medicine for his injuries and spent more than thirty taels of silver.
Looking at the little money left in her hand, Jiang Tangtang was glad that she had space, and she didn't have to spend money on many things like rice and grain.
Jiang Tangtang drove the donkey cart into a secluded alley, took out the cloth bag he had just bought at the grocery store, put the rice, flour, sesame and other things from the farm house into the cloth bag, and put it in the carriage.
He also took out two charcoal stoves used for barbecue at the farm house and put them in the car.
Because at that time, in order to pursue the simple feeling of farmers, this charcoal stove was specially customized from a clay stove found in a merchant online.
Not only are there different sizes, but there are also several styles.
In addition to the small charcoal stove that can be used for barbecue with charcoal, there is also a large clay stove that can burn coal or firewood.
Although these are styles that have never existed in this era, the materials are not suspicious.
In addition to the charcoal stove, there are also casseroles, large iron pots, charcoal and other things.
Jiang Tangtang took out a lot of things in one breath, filling half of the carriage, then hurried out of the carriage and drove the donkey cart to the city gate to meet the officials.
Liang Jiamin and the others didn't buy as much as she did, and they were already waiting at the city gate. Seeing Jiang Tangtang approaching with her donkey cart, several officials urged her, "Hurry up! The city gates are about to close."
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